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België en VK versterken samenwerking tussen balies na Brexit.

Op 29 september 2025 heeft de Orde van Vlaamse Balies samen met Avocats.be en de twee Brusselse balies enerzijds en de balies en law societies van het Verenigd Koninkrijk (Engeland…

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Liberius welcomes Ana Jankov as new partner

Liberius is proud to welcome Ana Jankov as a partner, further strengthening the firm’s expertise in privacy, data protection and emerging digital regulation.

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ABILWAYS Belgium devient SKOLAE Training

ABILWAYS Belgium annonce son changement d’identité et devient SKOLAE Training. Cette évolution s’inscrit dans le cadre du rapprochement d’ABILWAYS et de M2I, donnant naissance à SK…

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22/10/25
Simplifying Rules for Listed Companies

Belgium proposes a draft law to simplify disclosure, marketing, and meeting…

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20/10/25
EU Cybersecurity Month: Protecting your business from invest…

EU Cybersecurity Month is an annual awareness campaign held every October t…

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Belgian Court of Appeal Confirms Ducati’s Abuse of Dominant Position

On 1 October 2014, the Court of Appeal of Ghent confirmed that Ducati North Europe BV ("Ducati") had infringed Belgian competition law by abusively ex…

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Land surveyor and real estate agent: identical legal framework applicable to two different professions.

The law of 18 July 2013 is identical to the legislation applicable to the exercise of the profession of property surveyor in the form of a company.

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Connected Cars & Privacy: Automotive industry adopts consumer privacy principles

Last week proved to be an important week for privacy and data protection in the US: while representatives of the European Commission were negotiating …

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REACH Directors’ Contact Group provides recommendations on data costs

On 1 October 2014, the REACH Director's Contact Group (DCG), consisting of representatives from the European Commission, European Chemical Agency (ECH…

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Update omgevingsrecht in Vlaanderen

Na lang wachten werd op 23 oktober 2014 het ‘Decreet betreffende de omgevingsvergunning' gepubliceerd in het Belgisch Staatsblad. Binnenkort zal het i…

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Buy a rented building: can the purchaser terminate the existing lease agreement?

Kan de koper, bij de aankoop van een gehuurd goed, de bestaande huurovereenkomst beëindigen? De vaste datum van de huurovereenkomst en de duur van de …

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EU framework for damages actions for competition law infringements

The Directive on damages actions for competition law infringements of the European Parliament and of the Council was adopted on 10 November 2014. This…

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Belgian Competition Authority argues against extraterritorial enforcement of US antitrust law in US LCD panel …

On 10 October 2014, the Belgian Competition Authority ("BCA") submitted to the US Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit its views as amicus curiae …

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Breyne Act: watch out for artificial splits!

The Breyne Act is not one of those laws the application of which can easily be avoided by contractual arrangements. It is always useful to be reminded…

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Hof van Cassatie kwalificeert de vergoeding voor overdracht auteursrechten als loon: sociale zekerheidsbijdrag…

Op 15 september 2014 velde het Hof van Cassatie een belangrijk arrest inzake auteursrechten. De beslissing stelt een einde aan de betwisting over het …

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EU Health Commissioner-designate devoted to final EDC criteria

During his confirmation hearing before the European Parliament on 30 September 2014, the EU Health and Food Safety Commissioner-designate Vytenis Andr…

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“Collaboratieve videorecorder” Bhaalu verboden door rechtbank

Terwijl op de achtergrond Netflix in België gelanceerd werd en Telenet naarstig verder werkt aan eigen content in concurrentie met de televisiezenders…

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EFSA issues Guidance on the assessment of exposure of operators, workers, residents and bystanders in risk ass…

On 23 October 2014, the European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) published new Guidance document which for the first time harmonizes the method for calcu…

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The Court of Justice dismissed ICF appeal in the aluminum fluoride cartel case

On 9 October 2014, the Court of Justice dismissed the appeal lodged by Industries Chimiques du Fluor ("ICF") against the judgment of 18 June 2013, in …

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Retail leases under new powers of the Commercial Court.

The Act of 26 March 2014 extended the jurisdiction of the Commercial Court to "disputes between enterprises" but maintained the exclusive jurisdiction…

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Nouvelle étape dans le processus de dématérialisation des titres au porteur

Le 1er janvier 2015 marquera le début d'une étape nouvelle dans le processus de dématérialisation des titres au porteur, tel qu'organisé par la loi du…

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Third parties have the right to access uncontested parts of cartel decisions

On 7 October 2014, the General Court ("GC") handed down a judgment in the hotly debated area of access to the file. Damage claimants are frequently se…

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Een pop-up handelshuur

Pop-up winkels, pop-up restaurants, pop-up bars,... Het recent pop-up fenomeen komt in alle vormen en maten. Er worden pop-ups gestart om verbouwingsw…

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Big Data’s legal and compliance challenges

On behalf of time.lex, I was invited to speak at EPCA PAYMENT SUMMIT held in Brussels, in March 2014, about one of the most important topics of today'…

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ECHA publishes a Practical Guide on the Biocidal Products Regulation

On 23 September 2014, the European Chemical Agency (ECHA) issued a Practical Guide on the Biocidal Products Regulation (BPR). The document consists of…

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